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Elf on the Shelf has ARRIVED!!!

The elf on the shelf arrived at our house this morning.  The kids decided to name him Buzz.  Since he Buzzes around.  :) 

 

Other names on our list was-

Frisbee (my favorite)

snowball

snow

magic

clark

dash (my second favorite)

tinsel

kringle

snowflake

spirit

scrooge

Nick

Clause

Chris

 

 

This morning he arrived wearing balloons like he floated into the house, and he had a note with him!!  It was addressed to the children and explained to them that they need to be Nice.  The kids are super excited to see what Buzz does each day.   :)

 

Let the Christmas season begin!!

Wreath Anonymous

I think I need wreath anonymous!!  These are the three wreaths that I have started... still not finished.  Maybe soon!  The balloon wreath is close though, it just needs a Happy Birthday sign.  The others are no where near done.

Gigi's Raspberry Cupcake

I am actually not sure what the name of this cupcake is.  There wasn't a label on it when I bought it.  The cupcake lady told me that it was a raspberry cake with a chocolate icing.  I wanted to try something that I didn't think I would like.  But unlike the two that I got that I figured I would like, I actually loved this cupcake!!!  It is a pink raspberry cake with chocolate icing with a white chocolate drizzle and a raspberry drizzle.  It was so good!!  I would love to get this one again.  I am not sure how often they sell these though.

Gigi's Mississippi Mud Pie

Gigi's Mississippi Mud Pie is a chocolate cake with coconut and nuts inside.  Then chocolate icing with chocolate drizzle and a couple marshmallows.  When I got this cupcake, I didn't know there would be coconut with it, I am not a fan of coconut at all.  The cake was ok, I could taste the coconut, but besides that it was good.  Now the icing was wonderful!!!  Love the icing!  It was a perfect chocolate icing.  Fluffy, creamy, rich... super yummy!

Gigi's Smore Cupcake

This is Gigi's Smore Cupcake.  It looked so cute in the display and I love smores that I make at home, but this cupcake isn't the same.  I actually wanted to return it for a refund.  The cake was a chocolate cake, that was completely dried out.  Then I guess they "toasted" the top of it.  Then the marshmallow icing on top with a tiny hershey bar.  The Hershey bar was the best part.  I like marshamallows but the icing was too much especially since the cake was so bad.  I wouldn't get this one again. 

Gigi's Kid Kraze Cupcake

Today I had to go to the doctor, which made today not so great.  So after the appointment the little girl (and little boy), and I went and got a couple of cupcakes.  Too bad the little guy didn't get any cupcakes, he was just along for the ride.  But this is the one the girl picked.  Of course!  It's pink!  Pink icing, with sprinkles on the inside and out, with a gummy worm.  She only ate about half, she LOVED the icing.  I got a tiny bite before she licked the icing off of the whole thing.  The icing was very good!!  The cake was pretty good too. 

Back to School

Today is the last day of summer break... wait, what?  Summer is over?!?!?  How did that happen?  It seems like it was just May and we were just starting summer break.  Tomorrow morning 3 of my 4 school aged children will start school.  My little Kindergartener doesn't start till Monday, so I get a few extra days with him.  But I know there will be tears on Monday... and possibly tomorrow too.  I am not ready for them to go back to school.  I am not ready for alarm clocks, home work, bedtimes, and everything else that goes along with school.  I hope my little guys have a great year and learn a lot... now to count down to Christmas break!